Sabita Khadka

In Kartik alone, 70,990 individuals obtained labor permits, including 62,890 men and 8,100 women. Workers went abroad in the highest numbers during Kartik in the first four months of the current fiscal year.

Many workers abroad have suffered greatly due to employers. The main issue is employers' failure to provide the salary, work, and other benefits as outlined in the contracts. The embassy's diplomatic pressure, despite a firm stance in favor of workers' rights, has not been effective, leaving workers...

Some Nepali workers have committed suicide abroad due to mental stress, while others fall ill due to unsuitable environments or develop depression, which also increases the risks. The FEB’s data shows an increase in the number of Nepali workers suffering from serious diseases, becoming disable...

The Government is set to sign a first-ever labor-agreement with Oman and renew its agreement with UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A high-level discussion for a bilateral labor-agreement with Oman was held in Nepal, and a draft was dispatched to Oman after preliminary agreement.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Migrant workers from Nepal are forced to purchase air tickets at exorbitant prices. The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) has expressed its objection to the daily increase in airfare by airlines

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: More than 170,000 Nepalis left the country for foreign employment in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to the data released by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), the total number of Nepalis who left for foreign employment after obtaining labo...

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) is intensifying efforts to establish new labor destination countries for Nepali workers. MoLESS has announced that bilateral labor agreements with Oman and Spain are in progress.

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: As to when exactly will Nepali migrant workers get to travel to Malaysia remains unclear even as Kuala Lumpur recently raised labor wages. 

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The Malaysian government is set to cover undocumented workers who have traveled to the country for employment under its social security scheme. As a major destination for Nepali workers, Malaysia will now offer social security to foreign workers who leave their employer companies,...

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security is still investigating the applications for assistant workers (caregivers) at long-term care centers in Israel, creating uncertainty as the investigation process remains unresolved.